Svend Olsen
Svend Egil Benjamin Olsen (born October 17, 1908 in Lodberg, Thisted, Nordjylland, Denmark; † December 13, 1980 in Hundested, Halsnaes, Hovestaden, Denmark) was a Danish weightlifter . He won one at the Olympic Games 1932 in Los Angeles silver medal in the light heavyweight division .
Career
The weightlifter Svend Olsen was a member of the Idratsklubben af 1899 Copenhagen. He was a blond, medium-sized, somewhat stocky athlete who was equipped with excellent technology. This was particularly evident in his performance in tearing and pushing.
In 1929 he first drew attention to himself when he was the Danish middleweight champion with a performance of 462.5 kg in pentathlon (one-armed snatch, one-armed thrusting, two-armed tearing, two-armed pushing and two-armed pushing) . He achieved u. a. with two-armed snatching 95 kg and with two-armed pushing 125 kg. Both achievements with which he already belonged to the extended world elite at that time.
In 1931 Svend Olsen won the light heavyweight championship in Luxembourg with 342.5 kg (97.5-105-140) in the Olympic three-way fight (two-armed pushing, tearing and pushing) behind the Egyptian Hussein Moukhtar , 357.5 kg (100-112 , 5-145) and the Luxemburgish Nikolaus Scheitler , 350 kg (102.5-110-137.5) the bronze medal.
In the spring of 1932 Svend Olsen achieved two new world records in Copenhagen with 119 kg in two-armed snatching and 155 kg in two-armed pushing in the light heavyweight division. His performance of 372.5 kg in the Olympic three-way fight meant an unofficial world record. At that time world records were only held in the respective individual disciplines. Because of these achievements, he was the real favorite at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. He did not disappoint there either and achieved 360 kg (102.5-107.5-150) in the Olympic three-way battle (OD), but had to face the experienced Frenchman Louis Hostin , who weighed 365 kg (102.5-112.5-150 ) came, just give up. He won the Olympic silver medal with it.
Svend Olsen ended his career as a weightlifter in 1933 and appeared as a professional strength athlete in circuses.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Results |
| 1931 | 3. | EM in Luxembourg | Semi-difficult | with 342.5 kg (97.5-105-140), behind Hussein Moukhtar, Egypt, 357.5 kg (100-112.5-145) and Nikolaus Scheitler, Luxembourg, 350 kg (102.5-110-137 , 5) |
| 1932 | silver | OS in Los Angeles | Semi-difficult | with 360 kg (102.5-107.5-150), behind Louis Hostin, France, 365 kg (102.5-112.5-150), in front of Henry Duey, USA, 330 kg (92.5-105- 132.5) |
- Explanations
- both competitions in the Olympic three-way fight, consisting of two-armed pushing, snatching and pushing
- OS = Olympic Games, EM = World Championship
- Middle weight, then weight class up to 75 kg, light heavy weight, up to 82.5 kg body weight
literature
- Athletics magazine
Web links
- Svend Olsen in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Svend Olsen at TOP Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Olsen, Svend |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Olsen, Svend Egil Benjamin (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish weightlifter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 17, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lodberg, Thisted, Nordjylland, Denmark |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 1980 |
| Place of death | Hundested, Halsnaes, Hovestaden, Denmark |